| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) PF - Albert Confer (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) SG - Derek Hale (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Roy Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Akron | Marc Osborne is hacked by Albert Confer - foul #1 on Albert Confer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Akron | Marc Osborne drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Hill | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Akron | Bart Burrows grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros banks in the layup set up by Derek Hale | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derek Hale - foul #1 on Derek Hale, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | American U. | Mike Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Akron | Marc Osborne buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Hale | 1-6 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Albert Confer buries a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (SF), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Derek Hale, Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 17:24 | American U. | Joshua Krueger is hacked by James Armstrong - foul #1 on James Armstrong, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | American U. | Albert Confer throws it down | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Akron | James Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) Marc Osborne | |
| 16:41 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is hacked by James Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Armstrong, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | American U. | Joshua Krueger clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | American U. | Albert Confer hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 16:17 | Akron | James Stone misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Albert Confer snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Charles Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Derek Hale (SG) James Armstrong, James Stone | |
| 15:45 | Akron | Bryan Hart is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Peebles (PF) Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), James Stone (PF) Derek Hale, Bryan Hart | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Joshua Krueger (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Armstrong (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Stone (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | American U. | Joshua Krueger hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-6 |
| 15:07 | Akron | James Armstrong hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marc Osborne | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | American U. | James Stone steals it from Charles Smith | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Akron | James Stone is hacked by Mike Wiggins - foul #1 on Mike Wiggins, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG), Brent Lam (PF), Edgar Williams (C) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger, Mike Wiggins, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), Bryan Hart (PF) Nathaniel Medeiros, James Stone | |
| 14:09 | Akron | Daniel Massey steals the ball from James Armstrong | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | American U. | Daniel Massey blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | American U. | Vincent Peebles tips it back up and in | 12-9 |
| 13:48 | Akron | James Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Vincent Peebles pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | American U. | Rodney Decaro clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Akron | Bryan Hart grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | Akron | James Armstrong is whistled for a carry | 12-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Albert Confer (PF), Charles Smith (C) Daniel Massey, Rodney Decaro, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 12:58 | American U. | Vincent Peebles is hacked by Derek Hale - foul #2 on Derek Hale, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wiggins (SF) Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Hale, James Stone | |
| 12:46 | American U. | Mike Wiggins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:44 | Akron | Bart Burrows pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:34 | Akron | James Armstrong can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | American U. | Bobby Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:16 | American U. | Vincent Peebles misses the turnaround from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 12:15 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:10 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | American U. | Albert Confer grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:05 | American U. | Bobby Douglass scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Vincent Peebles | 15-9 |
| 11:48 | Akron | Roy Hill loses the dribble to Charles Smith | 15-9 |
| 11:28 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 11:27 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros grabs the board | 15-9 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent Peebles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Confer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Akron | Charles Smith is called for the reach on Marc Osborne - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Edgar Williams (C) Vincent Peebles, Mike Wiggins, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Akron | James Stone (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Osborne and he's hacked by Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Bobby Douglass, Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 10:51 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:24 | American U. | Brent Lam comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 10:23 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Lam | 15-12 |
| 10:15 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 10:01 | Akron | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brent Lam - foul #2 on Brent Lam, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Mike Wiggins (SF) Daniel Massey, Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG) Marc Osborne | |
| 10:01 | Akron | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:01 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:40 | American U. | Mike Wiggins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | Akron | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Alvin Hildebrand - foul #1 on Alvin Hildebrand, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Confer (PF) Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG) Nathaniel Medeiros | |
| 09:23 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | American U. | Albert Confer grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Bryan Hart is called for the reach on Mike Wiggins - foul #1 on Bryan Hart, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF) James Armstrong, Bryan Hart | |
| 09:02 | American U. | James Stone steals the ball from Joshua Krueger | 17-14 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Marc Osborne is hacked by Albert Confer - foul #2 on Albert Confer, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Peebles (PF), Alvin Hildebrand (C) Albert Confer, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Derek Hale, James Stone, Cedric Baltz | |
| 08:42 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Akron | Marc Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | American U. | Joshua Krueger can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Hill - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Akron | Bryan Hart (PF), Cedric Baltz (C) Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 08:28 | American U. | Joshua Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | American U. | Joshua Krueger misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | Akron | Cedric Baltz gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:05 | Akron | James Armstrong scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathaniel Medeiros | 18-19 |
| 07:42 | American U. | Bryan Hart steps in front of the Joshua Krueger pass | 18-19 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Joshua Krueger is called for the reach on James Armstrong - foul #1 on Joshua Krueger, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Rodney Decaro (SG) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), James Stone (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Marc Osborne, Nathaniel Medeiros, Bryan Hart, Cedric Baltz | |
| 07:23 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | American U. | The rebound goes to Alvin Hildebrand | 18-20 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Massey (fresh) SG - Rodney Decaro (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derek Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Bart Burrows (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | American U. | Mike Wiggins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:00 | Akron | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:39 | Akron | James Stone travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Williams (C) Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Akron | Marc Osborne (PG), Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) James Armstrong, Roy Hill, Bart Burrows | |
| 06:17 | American U. | Mike Wiggins scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Massey | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Akron | James Stone misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vincent Peebles - foul #1 on Vincent Peebles, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG) Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Akron | James Armstrong (SG), Bryan Hart (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Derek Hale, Nathaniel Medeiros, Cedric Baltz | |
| 05:53 | Akron | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Akron | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:35 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hart - foul #2 on Bryan Hart, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG) Rodney Decaro | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Roy Hill (PF) James Stone, Bryan Hart | |
| 05:35 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:35 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:12 | Akron | James Armstrong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:11 | Akron | Bart Burrows pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Peebles - foul #2 on Vincent Peebles, team foul #11 | 23-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Vincent Peebles | |
| Subs | Akron | Cedric Baltz (C) Bart Burrows | |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:47 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 3rd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:33 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 23-24 |
| 04:32 | American U. | Joshua Krueger pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Mike Wiggins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:00 | Akron | James Armstrong loses the dribble to Alvin Hildebrand | 26-24 |
| 03:37 | American U. | Edgar Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 03:35 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 03:22 | Akron | James Armstrong buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marc Osborne | 26-27 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Krueger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Wiggins (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edgar Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Marc Osborne (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Armstrong (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Nathaniel Medeiros (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Cedric Baltz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:03 | American U. | Bobby Douglass scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 02:44 | Akron | James Armstrong drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cedric Baltz | 29-30 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Bobby Douglass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Massey (PG), Vincent Peebles (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Albert Confer (PF), Charles Smith (C) Bobby Douglass, Joshua Krueger, Mike Wiggins, Alvin Hildebrand, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Akron | Derek Hale (SG), James Stone (PF), Bart Burrows (C) Nathaniel Medeiros, Roy Hill, Cedric Baltz | |
| 02:04 | Akron | James Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 02:03 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 29-30 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Daniel Massey makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 01:36 | Akron | Bart Burrows is denied on a layup by Charles Smith | 31-30 |
| 01:34 | Akron | Derek Hale pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:27 | Akron | James Armstrong makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Marc Osborne | 31-33 |
| 01:04 | American U. | Daniel Massey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 01:02 | American U. | Albert Confer tips it home | 33-33 |
| 00:50 | Akron | Marc Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG) Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros (SF), Cedric Baltz (C) Marc Osborne, Bart Burrows | |
| 00:32 | American U. | Vincent Peebles buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 00:17 | Akron | James Stone misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 35-33 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Albert Confer grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Brent Lam is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Krueger (SG) Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:05 | Akron | Nathaniel Medeiros comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Vincent Peebles snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Vincent Peebles comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-33 |